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VISION

San Francisco city government has become incredibly dysfunctional. We have one of the largest city budgets in the country and we have been rated the worst-run city in the United States. 

 

Now is the time for critical government reform that will give San Franciscans the government they deserve.

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PROP D WILL GET THINGS BACK ON TRACK.

THE PROBLEM

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San Francisco has 130 commissions, more than Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Diego combined, and 1,200 commissioners.

 

Many of these commissions are responsible for setting policies for departments, including the SFPD, as well as hiring and firing department heads like the SFMTA and the Department of Public Health. 

 

The complexity of San Francisco’s commission system blurs the lines of authority in City Hall and makes it difficult for residents to understand who to hold accountable for the decisions that are being made. For example, we have 5-separate commissions related to homelessness yet homelessness in SF has increased since 2022 despite millions of increased spending - there’s too much talk and not enough action. 

 

And while commissions are meant to provide governmental oversight, they have instead become a hotbed of corrupt behavior and questionable decision making with no uniform process for removing unethical commissioners.

 

This bloated system also creates unnecessary bureaucracy. A Civil Grand Jury report found City staff spend 10% of their time servicing these commissions instead of working on programs and services that directly benefit residents. The report also found the process for appointing commissioners was overly political and the system needs “significant reform”.

 

San Franciscans are frustrated, but don’t know who to hold responsible. Prop D will restore accountability for our elected and city officials.

THE SOLUTION: PROP D WILL REFORM OUR CITY GOVERNMENT 

  • Prop D caps the number of commissions San Francisco can have at 65 to streamline our system, prevent future commission bloat, and allow the city to focus on key priorities.

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  • An independent task force will evaluate the commission system via public meetings and make recommendations on which commissions should stay, which can be consolidated, and which are no longer needed.

 

  • The Board of Supervisors will implement the task force’s recommendations by May 2026. Prop D has a strong incentive to push our elected officials to take action - if they fail to act, all commissions except those related to good governance, ethics, and those state or federally mandated will be dissolved by May 2026.

 

  • Establishes checks and balances for un-elected commissioners. Commissioners engaging in corrupt behavior can now be directly removed. 

 

  • Limits the power of un-elected Commissioners to set policies for City departments or hire and fire department heads so residents can effectively evaluate the performance of their elected and city officials. This will put San Francisco in line with other major cities like New York City and Boston.

 

  • Establishes periodic review of all commissions every 10-years to ensure they continue to add value for residents.

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DON’T BE FOOLED: VOTE NO ON PROP E

  • Created as a poison pill measure by long-time City Hall insiders to confuse voters and tank Prop D. Many of the measure’s supporters created and benefited from the broken commission system. 

 

  • Creates un-elected task force that has power to introduce laws about commissions that can only be rejected by a super-majority of Board of Supervisors

 

  • Un-elected task force must consist of mostly City bureaucrats 

 

  • Doesn’t create any accountability for corrupt commissioners 

 

  • No periodic review of commissions

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